Jon Mueller (b. 1970) studied drums with late jazz legend Hal Russell in the early 90s. Since then, he has been an active composer and performer in the groups Telecognac, Pele, Collections of Colonies of Bees, and Raccoons. His collaborative work spans a variety of artists including Aranos, Boris Hauf, Jarboe, Byard Lancaster, Steve Nelson-Raney, Hal Rammel, Asmus Tietchens, Achim Wollscheid, and he has also performed as part of Fred Lonberg-Holm’s Lightbox Orchestra. He has appeared on numerous CDs and LPs and performs regularly throughout the U.S. He also runs the label, web zine, and online shop Crouton Music, a resource of recordings and interviews of artists currently working in creative and new music forms.

other releases

with Telecognac:

• “The Possibility Of A Face,” Crouton Number Two CD, Crouton, 1999

• Over (Jarboe/Telecognac) CD, Crouton, 2000

• Memory CD, Crouton, 2001

with Pele:

• Teaching the History of Teaching Geography CD, Star Star Stereo, 1998 (also released in the U.K. on the Rosewood Union, 1998)

• People Living with Animals. Animals Kill People. CD, Star Star Stereo, 1998

• Realize It 12”/CD, Crouton, 2000

• The Nudes CD/LP, Polyvinyl Record Co., 2000

• Enemies CD/LP, Polyvinyl Record Co., 2002

Others:

• Nelson-Raney, Steve/Jon Mueller - Cutting Off The Edge Of Time CD, Penumbra Music, 2001

• Folktales No. 2 - “How I Learned To Breathe” 3” CD, Crouton, 2001

• Collections of Colonies of Bees - fa.ce (a CD, Crouton, 2002

• Raccoons - Mother CD, Crouton, 2002

• Asmus Tietchens/Jon Mueller - Sieben Stücke CD, Auf Abwegen Germany, forthcoming